Elena Fanchini
Elena Fanchini (born 30 April 1985) is a former alpine ski racer from Italy. She was born and lives in Val Camonica, she focused on the speed events of downhill and super-G. Her younger sisters Nadia and Sabrina also raced on the Italian team.[1]
| Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.JPG.webp) Fanchini in October 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 1985 Lovere, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 6 January 2005 (age 19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | sorellefanchini.it | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 – (2006-2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 – (2005-2007, 2011-2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 13 – (2005–2008, 10–2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 – (2 DH) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 4 – (4 DH) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (17th in 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in DH, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Fanchini won two World Cups in downhill 9 years apart and won a silver medal at the 2005 world championships.[2][3] She represented Italy at two Winter Olympics and four World Championships.[4][5]
Cancer
On 12 January 2018 Fanchini announced that she would have to give up participating in the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in order to undergo cancer treatment. In the 2019 season she was preparing to return to the World Cup, but during training for the Killington Super-G she fell on the Superstar track and suffered a fracture of a finger of the hand and a distortion-bruising trauma to the left knee, with fracture of the proximal fibula. The injury forced her to return to Italy without being able to compete in the season.[6]
On 22 April 2020 Elena and her sister Nadia both announced their retirement from alpine skiing.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2005 | 19 | 75 | — | — | 45 | 32 | — |
| 2006 | 20 | 41 | — | — | 47 | 12 | — |
| 2007 | 21 | 77 | — | — | 50 | 30 | — |
| 2008 | 22 | 45 | — | — | 34 | 23 | 39 |
| 2009 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | 53 | — | — | 26 | 24 | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 28 | — | — | 25 | 12 | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 36 | — | — | 32 | 13 | 18 |
| 2013 | 27 | 62 | — | — | 47 | 22 | 37 |
| 2014 | 28 | 33 | — | — | 42 | 10 | — |
| 2015 | 29 | 17 | — | — | 19 | 5 | — |
| 2016 | 30 | 51 | — | — | 24 | 24 | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 57 | — | — | 50 | 16 | — |
| 2018 | 32 | 66 | — | — | 38 | 27 | — |
- Standings through 4 February 2018
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 Dec 2005 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 1st |
| 2014 | 29 Nov 2013 |  Beaver Creek, USA | Downhill | 3rd |
| 6 Dec 2013 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2015 | 16 Jan 2015 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 1st |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19 | — | DNF1 | — | 2 | 20 |
| 2007 | 21 | — | — | 31 | 27 | DNS |
| 2009 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | — | — | 18 | 16 | — |
| 2013 | 27 | — | — | — | 9 | 15 |
Olympic results 
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20 | — | — | DNF | 29 | — |
| 2010 | 24 | — | — | 14 | DNF | — |
| 2014 | 28 | — | — | — | 12 | DNS2 |
References
- "Elena Fanchini picks up second career win in Cortina". FIS-Ski.com. 16 January 2015.
- "Italian skier Fanchini treating tumor, ends season". ESPN.com. 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- Kelley, Jessica (16 January 2015). "Fanchini surprises hometown crowd in Cortina downhill". Ski Racing.
- "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE PODIUM". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE TOP 10 POSITION". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- "Skiing:Elena Fanchini quits after injury". ansa.it. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
Downhill specialist had recently returned after beating cancer
External links
- Elena Fanchini at the International Ski Federation
- Elena Fanchini World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Elena Fanchini at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Elena Fanchini at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official website (in Italian) (Fanchini Sisters)